【Press Release】Earth Forum 2022: Hong Kong Climate Exchange Has a Promising Future, Hopes to Play a Leading Role in the Region
In support of Earth Day, Friends of the Earth (HK) and Financial Services Development Council today jointly organized the annual forum "Earth Forum 2022" with the theme "The Prospect of Hong Kong Climate Exchange". The forum was held in the form of focus group discussion with Mr. Joseph Chan, JP, Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury of the Hong Kong SAR government as its officiating guest. Representatives from Hong Kong regulators, carbon trading experts, environmental scholars and Mainland policy makers were invited to discuss the prerequisites for the establishment of a Hong Kong Climate Exchange and the prospects for cross-border cooperation between the Mainland and Hong Kong, and to analyze the future opportunities of carbon finance development in Hong Kong.